Background The COVID-19 pandemic amplified social injustices through institutional system disruption among marginalized communities in Canada. This study fills an important literature gap by providing the first holistic systematic review with a theoretically grounded framework to anticipate and mitigate social injustices in future public health crises. Method Using PRISMA 2020 framework and the databases of Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed ( n = 58, 2020–2023), the study analyzed the pandemic-induced inequities through the PEO framework. Results Discrimination was identified as the most pervasive social injustice during the pandemic. Immigrants, Refugees, and Women were identified as the most vulnerable group impacted with various forms of social injustices due to the intersection between different social identities. Discussion The novel PISIIM framework was developed to equip policy makers, social workers, and other stakeholders in anticipating and mitigating injustices in future public health crises. Systematic review registration https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-flow-diagram .
Background The issue of insufficient physical activity in adolescents (defined by the World Health Organization as those aged 10–19 years) is a significant worldwide health concern, as 81% do not achieve the suggested levels of physical exercise. Although digital health intervent…
Purpose Nightshift nurses commonly suffer from sleep disturbances and occupational stress due to irregular work-sleep rhythms. This Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) compared the efficacy of non-pharmacological therapies to identify optimal interventions for improving sleep an…
This article is a structured narrative review that synthesizes empirical findings and expert consensus and provides policy guidance to outline implementation pathways for integrating Yoga into mainstream healthcare systems, with India as a case example. Yoga is an ancient health…
Background Recovery capital has emerged as an important concept for understanding how individuals sustain recovery and improve health outcomes across addiction recovery, chronic disease management, and healthy aging. However, the concept remains inconsistently defined, and its co…
Objective To systematically evaluate the quality and internal consistency of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) policy documents in five pilot cities of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, explore the allocation structure of policy instruments and the interaction pattern of stakeh…
Despite Human Papillomavirus (HPV) remaining a major global public health concern and affecting all age groups and genders, most HPV vaccination programmes mainly target female adolescents. This narrative review synthesizes and critically discusses recent evidence on the effectiv…